Realizing Potential: The Benefits of Coaching
At Realize Resources, our experienced coaches help nonprofit leaders and managers be more strategic and reflective, increasing their ability to lead organizations with a sense of possibility and power. We have a strong commitment to supporting the development of leaders of color. With social justice as a core value, Realize Resources models a collaborative, asset-based approach with our coaching clients. For information, contact James Figueiredo at (617) 988-2605, extension 2311 or jfigueiredo@jri.org.
Invest in your organizations best asset
One-on-one support helps leaders and managers make more conscious decisions and actions about personal and professional issues that affect job performance and organizational success.
For senior-level leaders, coaching can lead to:
- Renewed passion and commitment
- A stronger connection with the organization’s vision
- Increased confidence and ability to inspire staff and key stakeholders
For mid-level managers, coaching assists with:
- Improved personnel management skills
- Increased task completion and productivity
- Better relationships with staff
For “rising stars”, coaching provides an opportunity for:
- Increased learning and self awareness
- Improved ability to leverage strengths more effectively to achieve goals
- Better outcomes by identifying core competencies and developmental areas
We invite you to take advantage of a complementary initial coaching session.
Questions and answers about the coaching process
What is coaching?
Coaching is an ongoing collaborativepartnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of discovery, goal setting and specific action steps, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life. These goals may include:
- Improving the ability to delegate
- Using teams effectively
- Developing senior staff
- Clarifying and articulating one’s vision and goals
- Managing conflict, or leading organizational change efforts
Who works with a coach?
Individuals, small business owners, executives, people leading complicated lives and organizations -- virtually anyone and any organization can benefit from coaching.
How does coaching work?
To obtain sustained growth and change, coaching requires a minimum commitment of 3 months.
We will schedule regular meetings in person and/or via telephone and e-mail.Sessions usually occur 3 to 4 times a month (1 session per week) depending upon the needs of the client. The duration of each session is typically 45 - 60 minutes.
Meetings are structured to fit the learning style of each leader to accomplish his or her particular goals.
Fees include reasonable email and phone support as needed in between sessions.
Coaching sessions must be prepaid as a retainer fee before services are rendered.
What are some of the things that will happen during my coaching sessions?
- Assessing - An essential part of coaching is assessing your leadership and managerial strengths and areas in need further development.
- Prioritizing – Based on the information received from the assessment, we will identify and prioritize key developmental objectives to work on. Defining expectations of the job is a key element of this process. For example, we may examine expectations of supervisors, supervisees and clients. In regards to these expectations, determine the parts you feel confident about and the areas in need more attention/development.
- Hearing, receiving & giving feedback – Giving feedback is an essential part of the coaching relationship and being open to and receiving feedback is one of the most important skills needed to maximize productivity and success.
- Planning & strategizing– We will brainstorm together on strategies and approaches including engaging in role-playing scenarios, if needed, to help you achieve your professional and personal goals.
